Activision and Infinity Ward person revealed a fig of caller features coming to multiplayer successful Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, including a third-person playlist and a 3v3 Raid mode.

While Modern Warfare 2 volition chiefly beryllium a first-person shooter, determination volition beryllium “third idiosyncratic playlists” designed to connection “a caller tactical mode to play multiplayer”. Third idiosyncratic position offers a overmuch larger tract of presumption and frankincense amended imaginativeness of your surroundings, thing that could beryllium a large alteration for COD’s classical multiplayer.

Another caller mode is Raid, a 3v3 mode with a absorption connected squad connection and coordination. This mode volition not beryllium disposable astatine launch, but is coming earlier the extremity of 2022.

Special Ops, the two-player co-op mode, is being revamped with “large-scale blistery zones”. Infinity Ward has yet to elaborate connected immoderate different changes being made, but hopefully it expands the mode beyond what was delivered successful 2019’s Modern Warfare (as it was arguably the weakest portion of the package).

Gunsmith, the limb customisation system, has been improved to let “unprecedented opportunities for customization”. The interface volition besides let smoother swaps betwixt weapons, truthful hopefully that means we won’t beryllium cycling done 5 antithetic menus conscionable to use a silencer.

Finally, the Ricochet anti-cheat strategy that protects Call of Duty has been built connected a caller unified information platform, which Activision says volition let the squad to update the strategy much frequently.

The upcoming unfastened beta, which begins connected September 16 connected PlayStation and September 22 connected Xbox and PC, volition connection the archetypal look astatine Modern Warfare 2’s halfway 6v6 multiplayer crossed a assortment of maps and modes. Featured volition beryllium the Spain-set Valderas Museum, a shoothouse-style representation called Farm 18, and the marketplace inspired Mercado Las Almas. Team Deathmatch and Domination volition some beryllium present, but 2 caller 6v6 modes volition besides beryllium disposable to sample: Knockout, a no-respawns crippled benignant wherever you indispensable clasp a bundle to win, and Prisoner Rescue, a hostage-style mode akin to those seen successful Rainbow Six Siege and Counter-Strike.

Ground War-scale maps volition besides beryllium disposable successful the beta, with enactment for 32v32 subordinate counts. Invasion mode volition spot Deathmatch played astatine this scale, with further AI combatants alongside regular players. Sarrif Bay, a representation acceptable successful the Republic’s main port, volition beryllium the mounting for the beta’s biggest matches.

To spot however the crippled is shaping up, you’ll privation to leap into this weekend’s Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer unfastened beta. And if you’re excited for the single-player, digital pre-orders get entree to the run a week early.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Features Editor.